Comment on Why isnt there an aftermarket way to bulk up pinch welds jack points on cars
DempstersBox@lemmy.world 2 months agoUnibody cars, as in, the ones with the pinch welds under discussion, don’t have a frame
The sheet metal is the frame.
Which, in my opinion, is why nobody gives a shit-any car built like that was built to be disposable fucking garbage.
Unibodies do have a frame it’s just not a completely separate assembly like a ladder frame.
As others have said there are lots of places to jack a car. Nobody uses the flange on the rocker panels unless they’re trying to change a tire roadside with the emergency jack.
Exactly, jack points are an afterthought, it might have to be lifted for changing a flat, but otherwise it’ll be on a lift platform at a shop, you’re not hoisting it on Jacks at home to do work on it.
I mean, yeah I am. I don’t trust a shop to do it
lemming741@lemmy.world 2 months ago
There’s almost always a subframe, and where it bolts to the car is my go-to jack point. Bolt #2 would get it.
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DempstersBox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
This must be on modern monstrosities, I’ve literally never encountered this.
The newest vehicle I’ve ever had was a 95, and I am entirely unimpressed with anything made before 93